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database is not a Dynamics 365 Business Central database

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Hello,

I need your support please, i'm running Invoke-NAVApplicationDatabaseConversion and I get error told me that the database is not Dynamics 365 Business Central database.

I'm doing upgrade from BC16 to BC20.

PS C:\windows\system32> Invoke-NAVApplicationDatabaseConversion -DatabaseServer 'sqlmondial01.database.windows.net' -DatabaseName 'BC-PROD' -ApplicationDatabaseCredentials (Get-Credential) -Force

cmdlet Get-Credential at command pipeline position 1
Supply values for the following parameters:
Credential
Invoke-NAVApplicationDatabaseConversion : A technical upgrade of database 'BC-PROD' on server 'sqlmondial01.database.windows.net' cannot be run, because the database is not a Dynamics 365 Business Central database.
At line:1 char:1
+ Invoke-NAVApplicationDatabaseConversion -DatabaseServer 'sqlmondial01 ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (0:Int32) [Invoke-NAVApplicationDatabaseConversion], NavSqlException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : sqlmondial01.database.windows.net,Microsoft.Dynamics.Nav.Management.Cmdlets.InvokeNAVApplicationDatabaseConversion

Thanks

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    Nitin Verma Profile Picture
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    Hi,

    Do you have Admin rights?

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    25 on at

    Hi,

    Yes, I have the admin right.

    Thanks

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    Nitin Verma Profile Picture
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    Hi,

    Can you please refer the below link? See if it help you.

    learn.microsoft.com/.../known-issues

    Thanks.

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